Healthcare & Safety — Bakersville, North Carolina

Hospitals

HospitalRatingEmergency
BLUE RIDGE REGIONAL HOSPITALN/A starsN/A

County Health Rankings

Adult Obesity0.341%
Adult Smoking0.164%
Uninsured0.1135144798%
Physical Inactivity0.226%
Excessive Drinking0.2126986466%
Poor Health0.167%
Children Poverty0.198%

Crime

Violent Crime RateN/A
Property Crime RateN/A

Emergency Services

ServiceNameDistance
PoliceMITCHELL COUNTY SHERIFFS DEPARTMENTN/A mi
PoliceBAKERSVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENTN/A mi
PoliceSPRUCE PINE POLICE DEPARTMENTN/A mi
FireBakersville Volunteer Fire and Rescue Station 2N/A mi
FireLedger Fire DepartmentN/A mi
FireFork Mountain Fire Department and Rescue SquadN/A mi
EMSBAKERSVILLE VOLUNTEER FIRE AND RESCUE STATION 2N/A mi
EMSMITCHELL EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICESN/A mi
EMSFORK MOUNTAIN FIRE DEPARTMENT AND RESCUE SQUADN/A mi

VA Medical Facilities

Traffic Safety (County, N/A)

Fatal Crashes2
Fatalities2
Fatality Rate (per 100K)13.4
Drunk Driving Crashes0
Pedestrian Fatalities0

Vaccination (County)

COVID Dose 165.1%
Fully VaccinatedN/A
BoosterN/A

Overdose Deaths (County, N/A)

Death Rate (per 100K)50.91
Sources: County Health Rankings 2025; NHTSA FARS 2023.